Introduction: Its surprising just how many of us suffer from chronic infections on a weekly or monthly basis. While some may write it off as a part of life, inflammatory issues like this are not normal and need to be treated. Suffering from recurring infections puts the skin in a state of constant inflammation, and in this state the body forms scar tissue rather than healing with normal healthy tissue. This disrupts the function of a body part forever, which is a major problem in areas like the genitals. Whatever and wherever on the body you might be prone to these issues, its likely that red light therapy has been studied. Red Light Reduces Inflammation? Redness, soreness, itchiness and pain are typically linked to infections, as the immune system tries to defend against the aggressive microorganisms. The stress of this interaction on the local tissue contributes towards increased inflammation, which contributes to fungal growth. Many prescriptions and creams used for treating infections contain anti-inflammatory compounds like hydrocortisone. These can help the body to deal with the stress, but some say this just masks the underlying problem. FIG 1. Graph summarising the short term effects of low dose 630-780nm red light on inflammation. Some studies on red light lead to the potential conclusion that it may actually help the body to deal with the metabolic causes of inflammation5, allowing cells to produce more ATP and CO2?through our normal respiration reaction. These products of respiration have a supposedly almost identical effect to anti-inflammatoryã?? What Is Red Light Therapy? Red light therapy involves having low-power red light wavelengths emitted directly through the skin, although this process cannot be felt and isnt painful because it doesnt produce any heat. Red light can be absorbed into the skin to a depth of about eight to 10 millimeters, at which point it has positive effects on cellular energy and multiple nervous system and metabolic processes.
